# NTSB NYC76FGT11: Aerostar 600, N7466S, Blanchard, PA, November 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1975
- Place: Blanchard, PA · BLANCHARD, PA
- Location: 41.0670° N, 77.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanchard, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-77.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3933  75/11/16   BLANCHARD,PA        AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 724
        TIME - 1147                    N7466S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 246 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COATESVILLE,PA              JAMESTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUX TANK FULL,WING TANKS EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7466S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 600
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751116038349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751116038349A), Nov 16, 1975: Piper 600SMITH, Blanchard, PA, Substantial damage. Aux tank full,wing tanks empty.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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